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Finding Apps on iPads for Classroom Use Carla Livingston © 2015 Carla Livingston. This material may be reproduced in whole or part for educational purposes only provided that the author is credited.

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Finding Apps on iPads for Classroom Use

Carla Livingston

© 2015 Carla Livingston. This material may be reproduced in whole or part for educational purposes only provided that the author is credited.

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Why are we here today?

We are in this training today so that we can help you build confidence with the use of iPads in your classroom .

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iPads in the Classroom

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How can I make sure that apps will support what I teach?

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Let’s get help from an article by Selma Powell.

In her article Choosing iPad Apps With a Purpose, she breaks down steps for finding apps that will be beneficial for students in the classroom.

http://metropolitanorganizing.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/selecting-apps.jpgPowell, S. (2014) page 20-26

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Step 1:

Be able to identify the learning objective that you want to focus on.

https://kasperspiro.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/objectives.jpgPowell, S. (2014) page 21

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Step 2:

Pick out 10 apps that targets what you are looking for and then take time to review them .

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Step 3:

Identify the standards that you want your apps to align with.

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Step 4:

Identify the limitations of your students and the essential features that will be needed in order to meet the needs of your students.

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Step 5:

Choose apps by creating a tool such a table to evaluate apps.

App Counting and Cardinality

Operation and Algebraic Thinking

No. + Operation in Base 10

Measurement and Data

Geometry

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 1 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6

Name 1

Name 2

Powell, S. (2014) page 23-24

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Step 6:

The next step is to think about your students that have IEP and make sure that their needs and goals are being met.

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Step 7:

When you go back to your classroom make sure that you model the apps that you want your children to use so that they have a since of comfort using the iPad and the apps on it.

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Let’s go Explore!!!!

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We are going to either get into grade level, content level, or individual and take time to find apps that we can use with our students to support their achievement.

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Let’s Share!

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What did you find that you would like to share with your fellow colleagues?

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Are there any questions?

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References:

Powell, S. (2014). Choosing ipad apps with a purpose: Aligning skills and standards. Teaching Exceptional Children, 47(1), 20-26.

Crouch, E. (2013). ipads in the classroom. You Tube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzSNdxsfk0Q.